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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Los Angeles Angels 11, Detroit Tigers 4
Tampa Bay Rays 7, Chicago White Sox 5
Colorado Rockies 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Angels 11, Tigers 4 – Angels pull away and pound Tigers 11-4 and win series
Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to cap a four-run fifth inning and the Los Angeles Angels added six runs in the seventh, routing the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Thursday. JC Ramirez (6-4) gave up four runs _ allowing the Tigers to take an early 4-1 lead _ and 10 hits over five innings. Michael Fulmer (6-4) allowed five runs on nine hits over 4 1-3 innings. Detroit relievers Arcenio Leon and Daniel Stumpf combined to give up six runs to let the Angels pull away and win the three-game series. Danny Espinosa had three hits and three RBIs and Andrelton Simmons had three hits and two RBIs for the Angels, who got two runs batted in by C.J. Cron. Detroit’s Nick Castellanos had three hits, including a solo homer in the second, and two RBIs.
Rays 7, White Sox 5 – Norris’ home runs help Rays hold off White Sox 7-5
Derek Norris homered in consecutive innings as the Rays dealt the White Sox their seventh loss in eight games, 7-5. Peter Bourjos and Colby Rasmus also homered for Tampa Bay, which held on after taking a 6-0 lead. Jake Odorizzi pitched into the seventh and blanked Chicago until Avisail Garcia’s three-run homer in the sixth.
Rockies 4, Cubs 1 – Chatwood, LeMahieu lead Rockies to 4-1 win over Cubs
The Colorado Rockies picked up its fifth consecutive win as Tyler Chatwood and DJ LeMahieu led a 4-1 verdict over the Cubs in Chicago. LeMahieu belted a three-run homer in the second in support of Chatwood, who pitched four-hit ball over six innings to help the NL West leaders stay two games ahead of Arizona. Jon Lester lost at Wrigley Field for the first time in nearly 13 months.
Tonight
Colorado (Marquez 4-3) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 0-3), 2:20 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 4-6) at Cleveland (Kluber 4-2), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Zimmermann 5-4) at Boston (Johnson 2-0), 7:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:45
MLB – Hendricks to the 10-day DL
The Cubs have placed right-hander Kyle Hendricks on the 10-day disabled list because of tendinitis in his pitching hand. Hendricks is 4-3 with a 4.09 ERA in 11 starts after winning 16 games and leading the majors in ERA a year ago.
MLB – Cubs’ Addison Russell calls wife abuse allegation ‘false’
Major League Baseball is looking into a domestic violence accusation against Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell. His wife, Melissa, posted a photo Wednesday on Instagram with a caption suggesting he was unfaithful to her. In another post, a user named carlierreed and described by Melissa as a close friend accused Russell of “mentally and physically abusing her.” The posts have been deleted. Russell issued a statement Thursday that said: “Any allegation I have abused my wife is false and hurtful. For the well-being of my family, I’ll have no further comment.” Spokesman Patrick Courtney says MLB is looking into the situation. Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the department “does not have any current investigation” into Russell or allegations of domestic violence. An All-Star last season, Russell is batting just .209 with three homers and 19 RBIs this year.
NBA – 2017 NBA Finals – (best of 7) – Game 4
Tonight
Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers, 9:00 p.m. (GSW leads 3-0)
NHL – 2017 Stanley Cup Finals – (best of 7) – Game 5
Last Night
Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Nashville Predators 0 (PIT leads 3-2)
Penguins 6, Predators 0 – Penguins rout Predators 6-0 to take 3-2 Cup lead
Six different players scored and Sidney Crosby had three assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins chased Pekka Rinne and blew out the Nashville Predators 6-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the series and move one win away from a second consecutive title. Justin Schultz, Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Conor Sheary, Phil Kessel and Ron Hainsey scored for the defending champions, who got 24 saves from goaltender Matt Murray. Rinne got the hook after allowing three goals on nine shots in the first period, and Nashville backup Juuse Saros didn’t fare much better, giving up three goals in relief. Crosby put on a dominant performance from his first shift, aside from a scuffle with Predators defenseman P.K. Subban and an incident where he threw a water bottle onto the ice. After combining for zero points in Games 3 and 4, Malkin had a goal and an assist and Kessel a goal and two assists. The final score tied for the seventh-biggest blowout in Cup Final history. Game 6 is Sunday night in Nashville.
NFL – Lions add OT Tony Hills, DT Ego Ferguson and DT Bruce Gaston
The Detroit Lions have signed offensive tackle Tony Hills, adding depth to an offensive line that might be without Taylor Decker. Detroit added Hills among a series of moves Thursday, including signing defensive tackles Ego Ferguson and Bruce Gaston. The Lions also waived guard Connor Bozick, defensive tackles Nick James and DT Maurice Swain. Decker had shoulder surgery earlier this week and is out indefinitely after playing every snap on offense last year as a first-round pick. Hills played in 19 games the previous two years with the New Orleans Saints. He has also appeared in games for Dallas, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. Chicago drafted Ferguson in the second round three years ago. Gaston was on Carolina’s practice squad last year.
NFL – Former NFL player found dead in Indiana river
Authorities say former Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens player James Hardy has been found dead in an Indiana river. The Allen County coroner says the wide receiver’s body was identified Thursday but the cause of death was pending. The former Indiana University star was drafted in 2008 by Buffalo, where injuries limited him to 16 games. He played for Baltimore before being released in 2011. Relatives reported the 31-year-old missing a few weeks ago. His body was found Wednesday in Fort Wayne.
NFL – Saints’ Nick Fairley seeing heart specialists
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says defensive tackle Nick Fairley is seeing multiple heart specialists after one physician advised Fairley to stop playing football. Payton says he hopes Fairley can return to the Saints, but not unless the 29-year-old defensive lineman has “full confidence” that continuing to play won’t worsen a heart condition he’s had throughout his six-year NFL career. Fairley, a former Detroit Lions player, recently signed a four-year extension worth up to $28 million.
NCAAMBB – Wolverines to face Champion Tar Heels in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Reigning national champion North Carolina will host Michigan and Duke will visit Indiana in this year’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Among other high-profile pairings, Wisconsin will visit Virginia, Notre Dame heads to Michigan State and Louisville travels to Purdue. Dates and times were not announced. The challenge is routinely played in late November or early December.
FIFA – U.S. men’s team moves up in World Cup standings
The U.S. men’s soccer team finds itself in third place at the midway point in the final round of World Cup qualifying. Christian Pulisic scored twice in the second half as the Americans downed
Trinadad and Tobago, 2-0 in Colorado. The 18-year-old phenom opened the scoring in the 52nd minute and added another goal 10 minutes later. Pulisic has seven goals and five assists in 15 international appearances, including four goals and three assists in his last four contests.
Golf – PGA – Crowded leaderboard in Memphis
There’s a four-way tie for the lead through the first round of the PGA’s St. Jude Classic. Matt Every, Scott Brown, Stuart Cink (sink) and Sebastian Munoz each shot 6-under 64s to move one shot ahead of Charl Schwartzel and Matt Jones. Every has made just two cuts this year and hasn’t finished bette than a tie for 62nd. Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen (GOO’-sehn) and Chez Reavie each shot a 66 on the par-70 TPC Southwind course.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lansing 7, Dayton 3
Great Lakes 6, West Michigan 5 – 12 Innings
South Bend 8, Bowling Green 5
Today
Dayton at West Michigan, 7 p.m.
Lansing at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League – 2017 Calder Cup Finals (best of 7) – Game 4
Tonight
Grand Rapids Griffins at Syracuse Crunch, 7:00 p.m. (GRG leads 2-1)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Saturday
Baseball Regionals
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Lakeshore vs. Vicksburg, 10:00 a.m.
Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m.
Championship, 3:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Coloma
Buchanan vs. Hopkins, 10:00 a.m.
Schoolcraft vs. Watervliet, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Decatur
Decatur vs. Centreville, 10:00 a.m.
Lake Michigan Catholic vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 1 at Grand Ledge
Portage Central vs. Grand Ledge, 10:00 a.m.
Holt vs. Howell, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Softball Regionals
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Olivet vs. Edwardsburg, 10:00 a.m.
Lakeshore vs. Vicksburg, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Coloma
Coloma vs. Schoolcraft, 10:00 a.m.
Buchanan vs. Hopkins, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Decatur
River Valley vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 10:00 a.m.
Decatur vs. Centreville, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 1 at Grand Ledge
Howell vs. Gull Lake, 10:00 a.m.
Mattawan vs. Grand Ledge, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
